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Description: | A small copper alloy Roman bow brooch, probably a Dolphin type, dating from 55 ?? 100 AD. The brooch is 27.5mm long, 17.3mm wide and 15.4mm thick. It has a hinged pin of which only the head survives. The wings are tubular to hold the axis bar, and at one end the copper alloy wire projects slightly as if there was a wire headloop which has not survived. The bow is fluted with three ridges running its length and it is slightly wider at the top. The fronts of the wings are also decorated with vertical ridges. The foot is discoidal with a double collar above. Part of the catchplate survives. The brooch has a light green patina and is slightly twisted. Similar brooches can be seen in Hattatt??s Visual Catalogue of Roman brooches, page 299. | Subjects: | dolphin | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Cooper, Amy - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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